Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 13:30:13 -0700
Reply-To: Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
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From: Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Subject: Re: vanagon Digest - 16 May 2005 (#2005-397)
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Rocket J,
If you have the reefer out, I would suggest two things: first, there is
a product that roofers carry called Ice-Guard that works really well as
a sound deadener---that is, its a material that will deaden sound on
large expanses of sheet metal (like a Vanagon) and quiet down the
interior considerably if you use it throughout the van. Ice-Guard is
about 1/16" thick, comes on a roll and is foil on one side and super
sticky on the other, usually with a release film. Its very similar to
the high-priced sound mat material like Dynamat and Be-Quiet that car
stereo places install except that it costs about 1/8 as much. Just
clean the inner wall surface with a spray on auto body type of pre
paint cleaner to get any dirt and grease film off and stick the stuff
to the inside of the wall. I use a small 2" roller (art store) to
flatten it out and get into various body contours. I mention Ice-Guard
first because you have the wall exposed and putting some sound deadener
in there before you put any other insulation in there is a good idea.
The second thing I would do is go to Home Depot and get the
aforementioned silver bubble plastic stuff in a roll. It looks like
bubble wrap with silver on two sides. It comes in 2 ft and 4 ft rolls.
I use the 4 ft rolls. Its easy to cut and I've used 3M high strength
spray adhesive to stick it to the foil side of the Ice Guard. Between
the Ice Guard and the bubble stuff, you will have sound deadening and
thermal and radiant insulation. I'm in the process of doing my whole
interior this way. BTW, the bubble stuff makes excellent removable
window thermal/radiant barriers. You can cut the stuff to the shape of
your window and use some suction cups to attach them to the windows.
They block light really well if you like to sleep late, too. Suction
cups here: http://www.suctioncupsinc.com/html/pgclear.htm . I used the
SC150TT version---its called the "thumb tack" suction cup--you can poke
a small hole through the bubble stuff and glue the 'tack' into the
suction cup. Put the cups near the corners of the window inserts so you
can reach behind the insert easily to release the cups and remove the
insert. I stash my window inserts in the upper bunk when underway. Also
useful for signaling rescue aircraft and annoying fellow camper by
demonstrating its reflective qualities. ; )
Jeff / 87 Syncro Westy
On May 16, 2005, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
> There is one message totalling 38 lines in this issue.
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> Topics of the day:
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> 1. Behind the reefer
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> Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 20:58:28 -0700
> From: Rocket J Squirrel <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
> Subject: Behind the reefer
>
> I'm looking to improve the insulation between the rear of the reefer
> and
> the outside wall of Mellow Yellow. It can get pretty hot when in direct
> sunlight. This bakes the rear of the reefer and greatly reduces the
> ability of the refrigerant to remove heat from its interior.
>
> Right now the reefer is pulled, its combustion chamber cleaned; its
> fins
> cleaned; its mickey-mouse little fin-cooling fan removed and a larger
> unit mounted (with JB Weld ); the fan's thermal switch removed,
> thermally-conductive heatsink compound applied and then remounted; I
> have removed the pressurized water inlet and mounted a waste heat
> exhaust fan in its place; the now useless pressurized water hose line
> to the faucet removed and the fitting on the faucet sealed with a 1/2''
> flanged cap.
>
> There is presently a couple-three inches of fiberglass insulation on
> the
> wall at the rear of the reefer cabinet.
>
> I'm thinking to put some panels made of a cut-up windshield sunshade
> between the reefer and the insulation -- to further block heat from
> the
> rear of the reefer when the side of Mellow Yellow is in sunlight.
>
> Does anyone have something better to recommend for this application?
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 83.5 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> KG6RCR
>
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